Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
- Publisher's Weekly

The death of Everett Anderson's father brings to a close this empathetic series of verse stories that express universal heartaches and small moments of hope. A Reading Rainbow selection. Ages 5-8. (March)

Children's Literature
- Susie Wilde

This is a good book for children dealing with the death of a parent. In the story a small boy goes through denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance after his father's death.

From the Publisher

"A simple, poetic telling of Everett Anderson's feelings as he copes with and accepts the fact of his father's death."—Childhood Education

"The poetry expresses simply but powerfully Everett's emotions, as well as his mother's quiet, understanding support...Grifalconi's superb drawings convey as much meaning as Clifton's empathetic lines in a book that is aesthetically satisfying and an effective way of helping children come to terms with loss."—Publishers Weekly

"Simple in concept yet universal in need; one must share this book quietly within and with others."—Language Arts

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Meet the Author

Lucille Clifton, poet, storyteller, college professor, mother of six and a grandmother, is the author of many books for young readers. Seven of her picture books with Henry Holt feature Everett Anderson, including Everett Anderson's Goodbye (a Coretta Scott King Award winner), Everett Anderson's Nine Month Long, and Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming.

Ms. Clifton lives in Maryland.

Ann Grifalconi, a native New Yorker, is the author and illustrator of The Village of Round and Square Houses and Darkness and the Butterfly. As an illustrator, she has collaborated with many writers on several picture books, including five Everett Anderson titles.

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